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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price

2005 · Movie · 98 min

6.7(76)unSUB Rating

Documentary

This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.

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Details
Years
2005
Release date
2005-11-04
Language
English
Runtime
98 min
TMDB rating (input)
6.3/10 (76 votes)

Themes

  • capitalism
  • department store
  • protest
  • community
  • middle class
  • business
  • big business
  • retail trade
  • consumerism
  • economics
  • corporation
  • walmart

Cast & crew

  • Lee Scott

    Lee Scott

    as Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)

  • DH

    Don Hunter

    as Himself - H&H Hardware Owner

  • JH

    Jon Hunter

    as Himself - Son of Don Hunter

  • JH

    Jeremy Hunter

    as Himself - Son of Jon Hunter

  • MH

    Matt Hunter

    as Himself - Son of Jon Hunter

  • JF

    Johnny Faenza

    as Himself - H&H Hardware Employee

  • FM

    Frank Mormino

    as Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire

  • JB

    John Bruening

    as Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)

  • TG

    Tom Glassburner

    as Himself - H&H Hardware Employee

  • WN

    Weldon Nicholson

    as Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer

Directed by Robert Greenwald